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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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